The iQoo Neo 7 Pro 5G has been launched as a new premium smartphone under Rs. 40,000 in India, sitting above the Neo 7 5G ,Reviews) in the company’s product portfolio. The Neo 7 Pro is also the first smartphone in the series, in India to carry a “Pro” moniker. It features a flagship-grade SoC, triple-camera setup, and support for 120W fast charging. Is the iQoo Neo 7 Pro 5G one of the best smartphones under Rs. 40,000 in India? While we work on the full review, here are our first impressions of the phone.
The iQoo Neo 7 Pro 5G comes in two finishes and color options. We have the Neo 7 Pro’s Fearless Flame colour, which has a faux-leather back. This one is lighter at about 194.5g, and with the curved textured rear panel and frame, it does offer a good in-hand feel. There’s also a Dark Storm color option with an AG Glass back, which weighs about 200g.
The iQoo Neo 7 Pro 5G is priced at Rs. 34,999 for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage configuration, while the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 37,999.
iQOO Neo 7 Pro’s Fearless Flame features a vegan leather back panel
unlike the OnePlus 11R ,Reviews), which features a curved-edge AMOLED display, the iQoo Neo 7 Pro 5G sports a flat display with a hole-punch cutout at the top-centre. The screen supports a 120Hz refresh rate and comes with a full-HD+ resolution (2400×1080 pixels). In addition to this, there’s support for 300Hz touch sampling rate and a 1,200Hz “instant” touch sampling rate. iQoo claims that the display offers up to 1,300 nits of peak brightness.
The Neo 7 Pro 5G is said to have an independent gaming chip which enables features such as framerate interpolation in compatible apps. Inside, there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. iQoo claims that the Neo 7 Pro is capable of strong benchmark numbers, and we will test these claims in the full review. The iQoo Neo 7 Pro 5G packs a beefy 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging support. You do get a charger bundled with the device.
iQOO Neo 7 Pro 5G boots with some preinstalled third-party apps
On the back of the phone, there is a rectangular camera module for the triple-camera setup. The Neo 7 Pro 5G features a 50-megapixel Samsung GN5 primary camera sensor with an f/1.88 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 2-megapixel macro camera with an f/2.4 aperture . The camera system supports up to 4K 60fps video recording and comes with several features, such as Bokeh Portrait video, dual-view video, Horizon Correction, Super Night video, etc. For selfies, there is a 16MP front camera.
The iQoo Neo 7 Pro 5G runs on the Android 13-based Funtouch OS 13. There are some preloaded third-party apps, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Netflix, Amazon, Byju’s and Spotify. It also offers dual speakers, an in-display fingerprint scanner and support for Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, etc.
The iQoo Neo 7 Pro takes on the likes of the OnePlus 11R 5G, Vivo V27 Pro ,Reviews), and other phones under Rs. 40,000 inIndia. Stay tuned for the full review on Gadgets 360.
